The Gatehouse is a Highgate village gastropub with a large bar, a dedicated dining area, a beer garden and a theatre upstairs. Its position at 1 North Road gives it the feel of a local pub while the varied spaces accommodate meals, drinks, performances and private celebrations.
The kitchen combines British pub traditions with Spanish influence, using ingredients from small independent and sustainable producers. Sharing plates and daily specials sit beside distinctive dishes such as black squid ink and haddock paella.
Sunday lunch is an important part of the week, with beef, pork, chicken and vegan roasts offered. Separate à la carte, tapas and pre theatre menus let diners choose between a full meal, a selection for the table or a timed dinner before a performance upstairs.
The bar covers local and continental beer, wine and classic cocktails, supporting both casual visits and longer dinners. A wood panelled private dining room opens towards the garden and seats up to forty, while daily kitchen service keeps the pub useful throughout the week.
Address: 1 North Road, Highgate, London N6 4BD, England
The Gatehouse Menu
For the Table
Gatehouse sourdough, Lescure butter (v)
Olives & guindillas (ve)
Padrón peppers, Maldon salt (ve)
Fish in a Tin
Served with sourdough bread & tomato salsa
Ortiz white tuna or Ortiz anchovies in olive oil
La Narval sardines
Small Plates
Chorizo Scotch egg, aioli
Octopus, pink firs, mojo rojo
Asparagus, romesco, soft egg, manchego
Pea & spinach soup, crème fraîche, sourdough
Pear, radicchio, Cashel Blue, walnut salad (v)
Cauliflower, pistachio, harissa, bulgur, mint, pomegranate, tahini (ve)
Jamón, manchego, chorizo, salchichón, pickled fennel, breadsticks
Mushroom croquetas, aioli (v)
Crab on toast, chilli, spring onion, herbs
Lunch Specials
Roast chicken, egg, gem & bean salad, mustard dressing
Pork belly, mash, greens & gravy
To Share
Chateaubriand, salad, fries, béarnaise
Mains
Galician fish stew, cod, prawns, squid, mussels
Braised rabbit, jamón, Judión beans & greens
Dry-aged Hereford burger, cheddar, pickled red onion, chimichurri mayo, fries
30-day aged sirloin steak, triple cooked chips, béarnaise sauce
Seabass, tomato & caper butter, samphire, beans, mangetout
Roast chicken breast, butterbean hummus, tenderstem broccoli, Tropea onions, mojo verde
Beer-battered haddock, triple cooked chips, peas, tartare sauce
Fried goat’s cheese, quinoa & broccoli salad, piquillo peppers, hazelnuts (v)
Paella
Seafood — prawns, mussels, squid
Black squid ink & cod, aioli
Piquillo pepper, spinach & mushroom (ve)
Sides
Tomato & red onion salad (ve)
Green salad, fennel, sugar snaps (ve)
Skinny fries, aioli (v)
Triple cooked chips, aioli (v)
Beans & broccoli (v)
Pink fir potatoes (v)
Sunday For the Table
Gatehouse sourdough
Lescure butter (v)
Olives & guindillas (ve)
Padrón peppers
Maldon salt (ve)
Sunday Fish in a Tin
Served with sourdough bread & tomato salsa
Ortiz white tuna & Ortiz anchovies
in olive oil
La Narval sardines
Sunday Small Plates
Chorizo Scotch egg
Jamón, manchego, chorizo, salchichón
pickled fennel, breadsticks
Pea & spinach soup
crème fraîche, sourdough (v)
Pear, radicchio, Cashel Blue
walnut salad (v)
Cauliflower
pistachio, harissa, bulgur, mint, pomegranate, tahini (ve)
Crab on toast
spring onion, chilli, herbs
Mushroom croquetas
aioli (v)
Roasts
All our roasts served with roast potatoes, roots, greens, Yorkshire pudding & gravy
Roast chicken
bread sauce
Roast sirloin of beef
horseradish
Roast lamb leg
mint sauce
Roast pork belly
apple sauce
Trio of roasts
beef, chicken, pork
Beetroot nut roast
cep gravy (ve)
Sunday Fish
Beer-battered haddock
triple cooked chips, peas, tartare sauce
Sunday Paella
Seafood
prawn, mussels, squid
Black squid ink & cod
aioli
Mushroom
spinach, piquillo pepper (ve)
Sunday Sides
Cauliflower cheese
Tomato & red onion salad (ve)
Green salad
fennel, sugar snaps (ve)
Skinny fries
aioli (v)
Triple cooked chips
aioli (v)
Beans & broccoli (v)
Tapas Set Menu
Select 6 Tapas @ £20 per person. Our tapas menu is for groups of 10 or more. Please select 6 tapas from the list below.
Tortilla (v)
Spanish omelette
Pinchos Morunos
Spicy marinated beef skewers
Salt Cod Fritters
Fried salt cod, potato
Mushroom Croquetas
Fried mixed mushroom, manchego croquetas (v)
Teruel Jamón
Cured meat, breadsticks
Pimientos de Padrón
Padron peppers (ve)
Patatas Bravas (v)
Fried potato, spicy tomato sauce, aioli (v)
Pan con Tomate
Catalonian tomato bread (ve)
Aubergine Fritters (v)
Fried aubergine, goat cheese, sugarcane honey (v)
Pre Theatre Menu
2 courses for £26.5. Available between 5pm & 6.15pm — last orders no later than 6.15pm. Only available on presentation of a theatre ticket.
Padrón peppers, Maldon salt (ve)
Dry-aged Hereford burger
Cheddar, pickled red onion, chimichurri mayo, fries
Piquillo pepper paella
Spinach & mushroom (ve)
Beer-battered haddock
Triple cooked chips, peas, tartare sauce
Aperitif
Chapel Down, Brut Reserve, 12.5%
125ml
Sunday Aperitif
The Sunday Sherry Bloody Mary
Reyka vodka, amontillado sherry, tomato juice & plenty of spice